Citizens carry SARs, not Chinese, passports, and international border controls between Hong Kong and the mainland. While self-censorship is a persistent problem, the media has operated with substantial freedom and the internet is beyond the control of China’s Great Firewall. Religious freedom, the right to assemble and protest, and the power of an independent judiciary have been largely respected. … [Read more...] about China is taking advantage of the world’s preoccupation with COVID-19

Facts First: The transcript of the March 26 interview shows that Trump did say what he was denying he said. Trump told Hannity that "a lot of equipment's being asked for that I don't think they'll need," though he also emphasized his efforts to help the states, and said later in the interview that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was requesting an unnecessary number of ventilators. "I have a feeling that a lot of the numbers that are being said in some areas are just bigger than they are going to be," Trump said. "I don't believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators." … [Read more...] about Fact check: A list of Trump’s pandemic-related false claims from March 16 through May 3